The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
THE NATIONAL DRILL.
THE MEMPHIS ZOUAVES DRILL
PROTESTED BY TIE
Chicago and New York Companies
Because They Fell Out Of
the Street Parade.

WAsHIsGToN, d. O., May N.-Ths
Memphis Zousves put up splendid
drill yesterday. Everybody saw that
they stood fine chance of Capturing
the prize. None saw it more plainly
than the competing com panies. Ga
this sccoupt the Chicago and New
York Zouaves hay protested the drill,
holding that ths Memphis company
has no right to any consideration in
the awarding of prizes. How it Will be
determined cannot at present be fore
told.
The weather is fair, cool westerly
breeze prevailing, and the turf o. the
drill ground is III the teJ. possible
condition. An ominous bark Of
ouds upon the western horizon
threatens possible disaster later
in the day and this fact serves
to limit the gathering tf
spectators TO smaller numbers than yes.
terday. The follow .ng are the intsntry
corps assigned to competitive drill TO-
day: indianapolis Light Iufanlry;
Alexandra, Va, Light Infantry; jack
son Rifles, Jackson. Mich. Molinesux
r aes, Company D, Thirteenth New
York; Belknap Rifles, San Antonio,
Tex; San Antonio, Tex, Rifles;
Lomsx R hgs, Mobile, Ala; Sheridan
Guards, Manchester, N. II. The Ell
dora, Ia, Band furnishes the music.
The Indianapolis company came to
the front at The stroke OF 10 o'clock
Their marching and work in the
manual were very good. Ooe or two
blundels on the part Of individual
membsrs were noted, and one Of their
volleys was decidedly rattling; but the
popular verdict upon their perform
auce is, decidedly above til e average"
The Alexandria boys. exhibited
abundant z,sl and occasionally merit
ed the plsudits Of the friends in the
stand. Their volley firing was ex
ceedingly good.
The Jscksoa Rifles c.me to the
front at IL o'clock. Their best work
was in the manual If arms. Their
movements in company front were
quite defective. One or two unfortu-
mates in the ranks made conspicuous
bluDders, snd have probably impaired
record which might otherwise have
been somswha. ABOVE the average. 1
The Mollnesux Rlfies we're business
looking fellows. II is difficu { to speci-
fy either the excellence or the defects
OF their performance. AS whole it
was not above the average.
The performance of the Belknap
r hes throughout was excellent, and
their work in the manual of arms
was fine. Their volley firing was
superior to anything yet cen. During
the drill tie exe rcise OF the Gating
gun squads was in progress, aad bat
talon inspection and drill was going
on In distant part Of the ground, and
though public attention was chic fly
absorbed by The competing companies
in TIE front center, the eqolutions OF
the others added vsstly to the inter-
est, the whole making charming mil.
itary picture.
The San Antonio Riffs were not
inferior to their predecessors ia sp
pearance, and to the eyes of laymeu
acquittt d themselves with equal credit
The Lomax r hss, of Mobile, Ala,
came with a record of many victories
in the field of competitive dliliDg, and
much was expected of them. The
public were in no wise disappo ointed
in their performances, and the popular
verdict scCords them place bstide
the foremos Of their predecessors.
Toe Manchester company was the
last on the list for today's competition.
/! made q good general recorc, with.
out conspicuous excellenCee or de-
merits. The com petitive rife prsc
tice was complete this morning with
firing at the 500 and 600 yard ranges
TLers we're original entries from
twenty-five States, thirty.eight COM
petitors qualified al the short ranges
and Thirty competed full scores. The
prz g are gold medal and 800 to
the first man silver medals and $75
each TO the three next best, and broDzs
medals ard $50 each to the four next
beet. The highest pC ssible total score
was 300, and The highest possible score
at each range so. The SCORES OF the
eight prizs winners at the four ranges
in the order OF merit, are as followd:
l.. Yds "a. "a, YSs Total
l--Litut Pollard,
Wash. 1t. Inf. AZ IS Al 40....172 |
-Capt. Chisholm,
Esecond Maryland ~ 20 46 IL. 1877 !
3-Priv Crossman,
Co G, Second Iowa n Al 4S 40......l66 |
4-Priyate Morning
1t. Inf Blues, va 80 40 IS A.....165 |
5--Priy Cash, Coo,
Wash. 1t. Inf. =. 80 Al "a 41.......1A /
6-Litut. Hobart,
Co, d, First Mich. 3s 40 45 3s.......16l !
7-Priv. Johnstone,
Wash. Continents AZ Al 4S S...I6l